heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$239.30/cwt+10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 877 lb · 275 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$215.54/cwt≈ $2,086/hd at 968 lb · 113 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$204.00/cwt≈ $1,930/hd at 946 lb · 72 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,180
1,609
2,860
Feeder cattle
1,180
1,609
2,860
Market comments — USDA reporter
Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was a Western Iowa Precondition sale. Demand was moderate to good for light offerings. Load lot offerings sold on the best demand. Several sets of short weaned calves were sold at a discount to long weaned offerings. The next sale is April 26.
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of
the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is
muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle
scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at
$450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per
cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the
head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a
$/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News —
federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the
official USDA document at the top of the page.
Cattle Market
Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was a Western Iowa Precondition sale. Demand was moderate to good for light offerings. Load lot offerings sold on the best demand. Several sets of short weaned calves were sold at a discount to long weaned offerings. The next sale is April 26.